MIT Technology Review - webOShttp://www.technologyreview.com/tagged/webos/
enHP and the Curse of WebOShttp://www.technologyreview.com/view/425073/hp-and-the-curse-of-webos/
<p>HP ditches its ailing WebOS phones and Touchpad.</p><p>HP <a href="http://www.hp.com/hpinfo/newsroom/press/2011/110818b.html" target="_blank">announced</a> today that it will stop making phones and tablets using the WebOS operating system. The company had hoped to use these devices and software to get a leg up in the incredibly competitive mobile devices market. </p>Thu, 18 Aug 2011 21:44:00 +0000digitalservices425073 at http://www.technologyreview.comHP to Acquire Palm for $1.2 Billionhttp://www.technologyreview.com/view/418723/hp-to-acquire-palm-for-12-billion/
<p>Palm’s innovative cellphone operating system is a key attraction, HP says.</p><p>HP has just <a href="http://www.hp.com/hpinfo/newsroom/press/2010/100428xa.html" target="_blank">announced</a> that it will acquire smart phone maker Palm for $1.2 billion. Palm has been troubled for some time–while the Palm Pre was an <a href="http://www.technologyreview.com/communications/22751/" target="_blank">interesting smart phone</a> with innovative software, sales remained disappointing. </p>Wed, 28 Apr 2010 16:00:00 +0000digitalservices418723 at http://www.technologyreview.comIBM Backs an OS for the 'Private Cloud'http://www.technologyreview.com/news/416927/ibm-backs-an-os-for-the-private-cloud/
<p>It hopes the operating system will entice companies to use cloud computing technologies.</p><p>An open-source Web-based operating system called <a href="http://eyeos.org/" target="_blank">eyeOS</a> is getting a big boost from <a href="http://www.ibm.com/" target="_blank">IBM</a>. The computer giant has begun selling high-end mainframe servers with eyeOS pre-installed, hoping the operating system will entice customers who are hesitant about using cloud computing. </p>Mon, 28 Dec 2009 05:00:00 +0000digitalservices416927 at http://www.technologyreview.comA Smart Phone Built on Web Toolshttp://www.technologyreview.com/news/413698/a-smart-phone-built-on-web-tools/
<p>Palm’s new smart phone targets Web developers as well as a loyal fan base.</p><p>This Saturday, Palm will launch what some are calling a last-ditch gamble: its new smart phone, the Palm Pre. The media has been buzzing with speculation about another iPhone challenger, and Palm loyalists see the Pre as the best hope for their favorite underdog to regain its former glory. But behind all the hype and hoopla, the real innovation is a brand-new operating system based on widely used Web technologies.</p>Thu, 04 Jun 2009 04:00:00 +0000digitalservices413698 at http://www.technologyreview.com